My colleague here in Rake-world, Colleen Kruse, (in the print version, she’s the better looking one on the opposite page), has signed on as a regular with FM 107’s 1-to-3 p.m. Andrew Zimmern show, now known officially as, “The Andrew Zimmern Show with Colleen Kruse”. The third part of the new ensemble is producer, Christopher … Read more
THEATER & PERFORMANCE That’s the Way, Uh-huh, Uh-huh, I Like It I’m a sucker for any odd Shakespeare adaptation. Granted, the whole Taming of the Shrew/Pygmalion hybrid is getting a bit old, but we all love a good princess fairy tale. In the spirit of Clueless and 10 Things I Hate about You, Matther A. … Read more
You have only a couple more nights to catch the Ballet of the Dolls rendition of Barbarella — the comic book, turned Jane Fonda sci-fi movie, turned Ballet of the Dolls cabaret. While it sticks to the screenplay perhaps a little too much — using actual images and dialog clips from the movie — you … Read more
It’s time for us to have a little talk about the appropriate temperature for serving wine. A delicate white, such as a Riesling, should be served downright cold: 45-46 degrees. A heartier white, a Chardonnay or Sauterne, may benefit from a 48- to 52-degree environment in which it can mellow a bit. Lighter reds (Beaujolais, … Read more
You can’t explain or make sense of so much of the shit that happens during the course of a baseball season, the streaks and slumps and befuddling momentum shifts, the steady supply of wholly unexpected developments of both the pleasant and the not-so-pleasant variety. All those things –the day-to-day intangibles– are what make the sport … Read more
News that the Pohlad family, son Jim in particular, was paying $28 million for B96, the hip-hop station with a transmission tower out on the fringes of the western suburbs fired the following synapses in my alleged brain … $28 million!? Holy shit! If B96 is worth $28 million, the karaoke machine I picked up … Read more
If the Cavs and Spurs had played 20 times this month, I am now convinced San Antonio would have won 18-19 times. For Denver it would be 15-16; ditto Utah; for Phoenix, 13-14; and ditto Dallas, the tough matchup they avoided with the Golden State upset. Which is to say that the Spurs’ fourth championship … Read more
Why is it that Mothers get brunch on their day, but Dads get grillables? Is there something so feminine about pancakes and burnt toast? Clearly, most of us belive there is something masculine and primal about cooking food over an open flame. But there are Dads who are the Champions of Breakfast: they are the … Read more
It’s Father’s Day on Sunday, so don’t forget to honor your favorite dads. I’m thinking about sending Francis Ford Coppola a tie. What do you think? It could even be a Satya Paul tie — granted, probably not a $21-million-dollar diamond one, but a nice one anyhow. Of course, the real lucky dads this weekend … Read more
David Fhima announced today that he will be closing Fhima’s on Saturday, June 16. “It’s been a great five-year run,” says the restaurateur — currently executive chef for Life Time Fitness — who closed the opulent Louis XIII last year amid rumors that his debts were nearing the $1 million mark. “We introduced Moroccan food … Read more